Southern Urgent Care Launches iTriage App to Give Mobile Users Greater Access to Medical Information

Jan. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Southern Urgent Care announced today that they have joined the growing number of medical facilities across the country reaching out to mobile users by launching the iTriage® smartphone application developed by Healthagen, LLC. To access iTriage, consumers can download the free application from the app stores for their iPhone® or Android™ smartphones, or access it through any Web-enabled device at www.iTriageHealth.com.

Deploying the iTriage application allows Southern Urgent Care to increase its presence in the growing mobile market by providing immediate, on-the-go access to a variety of healthcare information. With the introduction of this premier level of service, residents and visitors in Savannah can use the interactive mobile technology of iTriage to:

•   Search medical symptoms
•   Learn about possible causes
•   Find specific facility information like services provided, hours of operation, and turn-by-turn directions to the closest and most appropriate facility for their condition.

“With more consumers relying on their smartphones to find information, it’s crucial to provide them with the resources and technology to make informed medical decisions when minor accidents and illnesses occur” said Arvin Ward, spokesperson for Southern Urgent Care. “Our partnership with iTriage allows us to connect with the residents and visitors in Savannah when they need reliable healthcare information quickly.”  

Built by emergency room physicians, iTriage aggregates healthcare information in a structured and actionable way, and closes the information gap that often exists between doctors and patients.

“When urgent care centers put useful medical information in the palm of their patients hands with iTriage, consumers are empowered to make informed decisions about where they will seek affordable care for their medical condition,” said Peter Hudson, M.D., CEO, Healthagen, developer of iTriage. “We live in a new world that requires patients to be more informed and responsible for their health and iTriage allows them to play a larger role in their overall healthcare.”

About Southern Urgent Care:
Located in the Island Towne Center in Savannah, Southern Urgent Care treats a variety of non-life threatening medical conditions on a walk-in basis.  Services are provided by Level I trauma center trained physicians and a highly trained staff. Southern Urgent Care is open 7 days a week and features an on-site laboratory, digital x-ray suite and a state of the art electronic medical records system. For more information about Southern Urgent Care visit www.southernuc.com.

About Healthagen
Healthagen, a privately held company headquartered in Lakewood, CO, is a global developer of healthcare information software that empowers patients to make better decisions. Co-founded by two practicing emergency physicians, Drs. Peter Hudson and Wayne Guerra, iTriage has been downloaded and used millions of times by healthcare consumers around the globe, generating tens of millions of medical searches and self-assessments. Hundreds of medical providers and thousands of physicians have also partnered with iTriage to provide patients with critical information about their facilities and medical practices, making it more efficient for patients to access the healthcare system.  For more information about Healthagen and iTriage, please visit www.Healthagen.com.

Southern Urgent Care Contact
Arvin Ward, 912.898.2227
southernuc@gmail.com

Healthagen Contact
Marcia Noyes, PR Director, 720.496.2219
mnoyes@healthagen.net

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Itriage is an acute care decision tool that takes consumers from their symptom to the appropriate medical provider using the latest mobile and on-line technologies.